Local government elections

Find information on campaign donation returns and our work on elections.

The Local Government Inspectorate investigates alleged offences under the Local Government Act 2020 – including electoral offences.

Our role in local government elections is to receive, assess and investigate matters and offences related to electoral provisions of the Act. This may involve candidates, community groups and voters.

General council elections are held once every four years but by-elections or other elections may be held at other times.

We work in partnership with the Victorian Electoral Commission, which runs council elections in Victoria, and other agencies to ensure the integrity of elections.

We monitor the submission of campaign donation returns by candidates. We may prosecute any candidate who fails to comply with the Act.

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